A Chat with Sophie from the Hex Hall Series

My Emerson (HOURGLASS) and Rachel's Sophie are super tight. They met when they briefly attended the same boarding school in Arizona. Brief, because Sophie made her math teacher forget a test...and several years of his life. I've managed to get my hands on a portion of a chat between the two, and to celebrate the release of SPELL BOUND (TODAY!), I thought I might share it with you.

We pick up with Sophie sharing her feelings about her creator ...

Em: I WONDER IF YOU USE AS MANY CAPS IN CHAT AS RACHEL DOES.

Sophie: IT DEPENDS ON IF STUFF IS ON FIRE.

Em: How do you feel about her? Rachel?

Sophie: Oh, man, where to start! Sometimes, she can be pretty kick-ass. I've gotten to kiss hot boys, wear gorgeous dresses.... and then sometimes she blows up all my stuff.

So that's, you know, LESS GOOD.

Em: What about the whole ... um ... betrothed thing?

Sophie: sighs That's a super-complicated situation right now. Mostly because I'm not sure whether my betrothed is alive or dead. You can see where that puts a bit of a crimp in wedding plans.

Em: Archer is also crimp-ish.

Sophie: He is the Mega Crimp. Speaking of Crimps, how are your dudes doing?

Em: "My" dudes? I only have a dude. And then a dude who wishes he was my dude. He's mostly just confusing. As is this response.

Sophie: I hear you. Everyone thinks, "Ooh, two hot guys like you! AWESOME!" It is NOT AWESOME, is it, Em?

Also, don't know about you, but my diamond shoes are too tight. ;-)

Em: No, Soph, it is not.

(Aside...what?)

Sophie: (That's just a thing you say when you're bitching about stuff that sounds great.)

Em: OOOOOOH. I like problems like diamond shoes. They'd make AWESOME weapons ...

Sophie: I can make you some diamond shoes if you want. You know, with magic and stuff. Maybe next slumber party?

Em: I heard about this girl named Harper who actually killed someone with a shoe.**

Sophie: OMG I SAW THAT, TOO! That girl must be craaaaaazy! We should make her our friend.

Em: Dates. How is it we never actually get to go on dates? We're always ... fighting bad guys ... or ... in detention ... with our fellas.

Sophie: I don't know! It's a total bummer though, right? I SO want a boy to, like, take me to Applebees. In his mom's minivan.

I mean, making out while things blow up is fun and all, but I'd just like ONE NORMAL DATE.

Em: I know, right? I'd like to go somewhere with NO electricity. Maybe smack in the middle of a national forest.

Sophie: That sounds hot. And wood-y.

Em: Because seriously, it's ESPECIALLY difficult to make out when a) your big brother is always around and b) you smoke the toaster on a regular basis. Just from holding hands.

Sophie: Oh, man, I hadn't even THOUGHT about that. This is where being an only child with semi-absent parents isn't so bad. Seriously, boarding school. Look into it. Preferably one that isn't evil and on a island though (I'm just sayin.')

Em: As long as it's Southern. And near Michael. Are you a Southerner at heart?I know you moved around.

Sophie: My mom's family is from Tennessee, so I guess I'm kind of a Southerner by birth. And I certainly like some of your foods! Sweet tea is the nectar of the GODS. But your humidity can suck it SO HARD.

Em: My BFF Lily claims that vampires are overdone. But I think she's talking about fiction.

Sophie: My BFF Jenna would beg to differ, haha!

Em: I mention this because I'm trying to figure out if they get to come to the next slumber party.

Sophie: Although weirdly, I don't know many vamps. Only 3, I guess. They're kind of secretive. Oh, you'd want Jenna there for SURE. Girl can braid hair like nobody's business. You're not squeamish about blood though, are you? Because her midnight snacks can be a little...alarming.

Em: As long as she doesn't try to touch my apple empanadas, we're fine.

Oh. HELLO INNUENDO.

Sophie: HAHA! And no worries, ALL your empanadas are safe. ;-) Also, now I want empandas.

I spelled that wrong.

Em: I'm not eating a panda. I'm just saying. Endangered species and all that.

Sophie: Ewwwwww!

Em: Which of our four men ... and I use that term loosely ... would be most likely to organize a panty raid during said slumber party?

Love. Love. Love this! Oh my god, I was laughing so hard throughout the conversation. I finished SPELL BOUND and OMG I just want to TALK about it! I loved it so much and yet I was devastated when it ended because I don't want to let them go. I'm going to miss my Hex Hall friends. :( Glad there is stuff like this to keep it going!

Also, I'm with Em about Cal but Soph's choice of Kaleb is pretty spot on too!

Oh my goodness I laughed so hard I cried. Who else thinks that the sleepover panty raid would make a great short story? I can totally picture Michael beating up Kaleb for messing with his girls undies not that Emerson can't take care of herself of course. And then Sophie beating up Archer for making one of his usual dirty comments. And Cal just blushing. Wait does he blush?